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Climate-Ready Workforce for Coastal States and Territories Competition is sponsored by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This program aims to establish initiatives that train workers and place them into jobs that enhance climate resilience, assisting employers in developing a climate-literate workforce.
Funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, it focuses on meeting the emerging and existing needs of employers while helping workers find high-quality jobs by investing in workforce training focused on climate resilience concepts, principles, and implementation. Includes clean energy as a common theme.
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Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Competition - American Cities Climate Challenge Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Competition National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) To assist communities in coastal and Great Lakes states and territories so they may form partnerships that train workers and place them into jobs that enhance climate resilience.
Applicant and/or Project Eligibility Requirements This opportunity is open to state, tribal, territorial and local governments, institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations in coastal states or territories. Decarbonization Considerations Applicants can use funds to develop or fill "good jobs that enhance climate resilience" in multiple ways.
Examples of such jobs include heat-health outreach specialists/assistants, nurses, and home health coordinators, crews that can address coastal erosion using nature-based solutions, grant managers who can help solicit, write and manage grants to improve climate resilience in underserved communities, transportation analysts, water resource planners, resilience landscape technicians, and environmental inspectors.
NOAA heavily prioritizes efforts to reach individuals from historically underserved communities, to benefit disadvantaged communities, and to remove barriers that prevent members of communities with environmental justice concerns involving decision-making process. Developing a strong collaboration network with various partners is essential to optimize the impact. It takes time to build a collaboration.
Interested applicants are encouraged to engage with potential partners as soon as possible. Cost sharing is not required for this competition. However, cost sharing, leveraged funds, and in-kind support will make projects more competitive.
See previous awardees here: https://seagrant. noaa. gov/how-we-work/topics/crw/ Deadline (Announced or Anticipated) November 30, 2023 (Letter of Intent); February 13, 2024 (Full Application) Average Award (Estimated)
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State, tribal, territorial and local governments, institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations in coastal states or territories. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows approximately $60 million total; between 10-20 awards ranging from $500,000-$10 million each. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Climate-Ready Workforce for Coastal States and Territories Competition is funded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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